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Influence of Weather Conditions on the Onset of Spontaneous Pneumothorax in the Region of Sousse (Tunisia): Analysis of Time Series
Joint Authors
Aissa, Sana
Maoua, Maher
Selmi, Salsabil
Benzarti, Wafa
Gargouri, Imen
Abdelghani, Ahmed
Garrouche, Abdelhamid
Hayouni, Abdelaziz
Kahloul, Mohamed
Naija, Walid
Mrizek, Nejib
Benzarti, Mohamed
Source
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-05-07
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Introduction.
Weather conditions were implicated in the onset of spontaneous pneumothorax (SP).
Aim.
Investigate the influence of weather conditions on the onset of SP.
Methods.
A total of 200 patients with SP in Sousse (Tunisia) were enrolled in the study between January 2010 and December 2014.
An analysis of two time series (meteorological data and pneumothorax cases) was performed.
Data on weather conditions were collected daily throughout the 5-year period.
Results.
A comparison of the mean temperature between days with and without SP showed significantly higher temperatures during the days with SP.
A decrease of 1% in the relative humidity one day lag (D-1) was associated with an increase in the risk of SP by 1.6% (p=0,02).
The occurrence of clusters was associated significantly with higher temperature averages on the same days.
This same observation was made regarding the mean duration of sunshine two days before the cluster onset (p = 0.05).
The occurrence of storms two days before clusters was also significantly associated with a risk multiplied by 1.96.
Conclusion.
There was a correlation between clusters of spontaneous pneumothorax and weather conditions in the region of Sousse-Tunisia.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Aissa, Sana& Maoua, Maher& Selmi, Salsabil& Benzarti, Wafa& Gargouri, Imen& Abdelghani, Ahmed…[et al.]. 2019. Influence of Weather Conditions on the Onset of Spontaneous Pneumothorax in the Region of Sousse (Tunisia): Analysis of Time Series. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1123509
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Aissa, Sana…[et al.]. Influence of Weather Conditions on the Onset of Spontaneous Pneumothorax in the Region of Sousse (Tunisia): Analysis of Time Series. BioMed Research International No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1123509
American Medical Association (AMA)
Aissa, Sana& Maoua, Maher& Selmi, Salsabil& Benzarti, Wafa& Gargouri, Imen& Abdelghani, Ahmed…[et al.]. Influence of Weather Conditions on the Onset of Spontaneous Pneumothorax in the Region of Sousse (Tunisia): Analysis of Time Series. BioMed Research International. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1123509
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1123509